The political economy of decentralized approaches to rural electrification in Tanzania: Implications for agro-industry co-generation projects
(2016) In IIIEE Masters Theses IMEN56 20161The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- Based on the context of a developing country, this research engages key identified political-economy aspects that influence the operations and performance of the electricity supply industry in Tanzania. Departing from this political-economy perspective, this paper explores dencentralized approaches to rural electrification through agro-industry co-generation and influencing factors behind the slow pace of cogeneration. Extensive literature review and interviews at government, ministry and ago-industry level provide insights on needed incentives and disincentives to enable up scaling co-generation in the sugar, sisal and rice agro-industries in Tanzania. The research finds that the power sector remains highly influenced by political... (More)
- Based on the context of a developing country, this research engages key identified political-economy aspects that influence the operations and performance of the electricity supply industry in Tanzania. Departing from this political-economy perspective, this paper explores dencentralized approaches to rural electrification through agro-industry co-generation and influencing factors behind the slow pace of cogeneration. Extensive literature review and interviews at government, ministry and ago-industry level provide insights on needed incentives and disincentives to enable up scaling co-generation in the sugar, sisal and rice agro-industries in Tanzania. The research finds that the power sector remains highly influenced by political interference in pursuit of state driven agendas and to some extent donor relations. The utility TANESCO remains financially unstable, providing a disincentive for private sector investments needed for decentralized approaches to electrification. Electricity generation remains largely under this fully state-owned utility. This does not paint a hopeful picture for agro-industries that are looking to scale up operations in the context of no clear renewable energy strategy at national level and unclear signals from the government. In the immediate future, gas remains a key priority even with its accompanying uncertainties. Regulations need to be more firm to provide a strong clear signal to agro-industry investors and private sector at large. (Less)
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- author
- Zakaria, Shamim LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IMEN56 20161
- year
- 2016
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- rural electrification, Tanzania, decentralized approaches, political-economy.
- publication/series
- IIIEE Masters Theses
- report number
- 2016:15
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 8892527
- date added to LUP
- 2016-09-27 11:23:28
- date last changed
- 2016-09-27 11:23:28
@misc{8892527, abstract = {{Based on the context of a developing country, this research engages key identified political-economy aspects that influence the operations and performance of the electricity supply industry in Tanzania. Departing from this political-economy perspective, this paper explores dencentralized approaches to rural electrification through agro-industry co-generation and influencing factors behind the slow pace of cogeneration. Extensive literature review and interviews at government, ministry and ago-industry level provide insights on needed incentives and disincentives to enable up scaling co-generation in the sugar, sisal and rice agro-industries in Tanzania. The research finds that the power sector remains highly influenced by political interference in pursuit of state driven agendas and to some extent donor relations. The utility TANESCO remains financially unstable, providing a disincentive for private sector investments needed for decentralized approaches to electrification. Electricity generation remains largely under this fully state-owned utility. This does not paint a hopeful picture for agro-industries that are looking to scale up operations in the context of no clear renewable energy strategy at national level and unclear signals from the government. In the immediate future, gas remains a key priority even with its accompanying uncertainties. Regulations need to be more firm to provide a strong clear signal to agro-industry investors and private sector at large.}}, author = {{Zakaria, Shamim}}, issn = {{1401-9191}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{IIIEE Masters Theses}}, title = {{The political economy of decentralized approaches to rural electrification in Tanzania: Implications for agro-industry co-generation projects}}, year = {{2016}}, }